Revision as of 01:43, 5 February 2013

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Get in

By plane

Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, YNG. The airport is a conveniently located off Routes 11 and 82 in Vienna, OH. However , there are only occasional flights to Florida from this airport . Its an hour away from Akron-Canton and Pittsburgh; with Pittsburgh being the bigger airport , with regular flights to many USA & international destinations .

By car

Youngstown is served by the following interstate highways:

I-76 serving Akron and Youngstown and connecting to beyond Pennsylvania to the east.

I-80 is the Ohio Turnpike (a toll road) that runs across the northern part of the state, serving Cleveland, Akron and Youngstown (where I-80 and I-76 criss cross).

I-680 provides access to downtown areas and outer suburbs

Get around

WRTA provides the inner city and suburbs with bus transportation. There is also a taxi station next door to the Greyhound / WRTA station in West Federal Street. The nearest hotels & motels are in Niles , Boardman & Austintown .

See

Butler Institute of American Art, [1]. 11 AM to 4 PM Mon. to Sat., 12 PM to 4 PM on Sun. First museum of American Art.

Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor, [2]. Museum chronicling the rise and fall of steel in Youngstown

Outdoors

Mill Creek Metroparks. Located in the heart of Youngstown, OH. Mill Creek Park encompasses approximately 2,600 acres, 20 miles of drives, and 15 miles of foot trails, and a rare collection of gardens, streams, lakes, woodlands, meadows and wildlife for all to enjoy. Visitors will find a wide range of recreational opportunities such as hiking, biking, picnicking, boating, Par-3, or championship golf, tennis, sand volleyball and more. Many of the facilities can be found at the James L. Wick, Jr. Recreation Area. Universally accessible trails, fishing pier, playground and picnic areas are located throughout the Park. Cabins and pavilions for group events are available for rental year-round. Mill Creek Park is the largest metropolitan park in the country, more than three times larger than Central Park in New York City!

Buy

Southern Park Mall. Boardman

Eastwood Mall. Located in Niles www.eastwoodmall.com

Eat

Anthony's On The River. Downtown

Avalon Gardens. Best pizza in Youngstown!!

Cafe Cimmento. Great Italian food. In the Downtown

Handel's Ice Cream. Voted one of America's best ice cream parlors

Fifth Season

Springfield Grille

Bean Counter Cafe in Downtown

Scarsellas

MVR

Golden Dawn

Oscars

university pizza. great food, specials everday but sun, best beer selection in town